If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.

Quote by CS Lewis

Topics: Comfort Quotes, Thinking Quotes, Truth Quotes

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at...

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

We read to know we are not alone.

We read to know we are not alone.

The longer we remain the way we are, the longer things remain the way they...

The longer we remain the way we are, the longer things remain the way they...

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods...

I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods...

Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies...

Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies...

Those of us we have been true readers all our life fully realize the enormous...

Those of us we have been true readers all our life fully realize the enormous...

The rule for us all is perfectly simple. Do not waste time bothering whether you...

The rule for us all is perfectly simple. Do not waste time bothering whether you...

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While...

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While...

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our...

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our...

When we lose one blessing, another is often, most unexpectedly, given in its place.

When we lose one blessing, another is often, most unexpectedly, given in its place.

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good...

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good...

A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This...

A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This...

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream

How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete.

How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering...

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering...

Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers

Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers

The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones...

The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones...